5 Biggest Prison Gangs In California

There are currently more than 120,000 inmates incarcerated in California and most of these inmates belong to one of California’s biggest prison gangs.

In some prisons, inmate gang members were members of gangs prior to their incarceration. Other gang members in prison had no gang affiliation prior to their imprisonment but joined one of the prison gangs once incarcerated. Many of these prison gangs also have counterparts and associates on the streets to help maintain order and power.